Talk:High Zero

Article was marked for deletion as non-notable, yet High Zero is notable and unique as a US improvised music festival. In addition, wikipedia does not yet contain much information on free improvised music in general. --Ravelite 23:56, 13 July 2006 (UTC)

This article was nominated on AFD and was deleted here: Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/High Zero. Wickethewok 23:59, 13 July 2006 (UTC)

There was a previous article on High Zero? The festival seems to be mentioned by both City Paper: Best of Baltimore and allaboutjazz.com. --Ravelite 00:09, 14 July 2006 (UTC)

In addition, the characterization of this article as reposted content in the template is incorrect. Author has not seen original article, as it was deleted before I knew it existed. --Ravelite 00:13, 14 July 2006 (UTC)

The issues that plagued the previous article are irrelevant with respect to this one. Article is verifiable and notable based on two outside sources discussing the festival. Text is not copied verbatim from anywhere, ruling out the possibility of copyright violation. --Ravelite 00:19, 14 July 2006 (UTC)

Now that High Zero is established as notable, here are some possible sources of material:

• High Zero (comic book character)
• a comp CD from HZ
• LaDonna Smith's notes on HZ2005 from the improvisor
• starry night, a notable work from a possibly notable HZ2005 performer, mazen kerbaj
• recordings from past High Zeroes
• Phil Minton recordings
• Extended technique and Ululation may be more appropriate for the vocal improv link.

--Ravelite 17:06, 20 July 2006 (UTC)

New press in Washpost:

• Taking Improvisation to Heart at High Zero --Ravelite 23:07, 18 September 2006 (UTC)

Free Music

What does free music mean in this context? Does it mean gratis? I've been unable to find anything regarding the licensing of the recorded music, that might make it free in the free culture sense of the word. 280.status.net/douglasawh (talk) 17:16, 21 February 2014 (UTC)

"Press"

I removed the section called "Press" from the article – it was not encyclopedic text. Maybe some of it can be used as sources, though, so I'm pasting it below. --bonadea contributions talk 14:58, 2 February 2021 (UTC)

• "Best New Cultural Event: High Zero", Baltimore City Paper, Sept 13, 2000
• "How to Know The Score At Improv Fest" by Tim Page, The Washington Post, Sept 21, 2000
• "THE CIRCUIT"" by Eric Brace, The Washington Post Sept 22, 2000
• "Blowout: The Third Annual High Zero Festival Makes It Up by Lee Gardner, Baltimore City Paper, Sept 12, 2001
• "GO TODAY. You definitely haven't heard this before: The improvised music at Baltimore's High Zero Festival is so avant- garde it makes a kazoo seem like a classical instrument. Today's the last chance to catch Ricardo Arias playing the balloons, Paolo Angelli on the Sardinian guitar, Chris Cooper elevating feedback to a higher art and others creating the next new wave."
  • "Regional events now and later", The Washington Post, Sept 7, 2003
• "NSO Ends Summer The Nation...", The Washington Post Aug 29, 2003
• "Now in its seventh year, High Zero, which runs from Sept. 22 to 25, has become one of the largest festivals of improvised music in the United States. It brings together a wide variety of artists -- free jazz, electronic music, noise, contemporary composition and so on -- for all-new, improvised collaborations at the Theatre Project ... It's a concept modeled on British avant-gardist guitarist Derek Bailey's Company festivals, which began in the late '70s and gathered improvising musicians who had not played together, organizing them into ad hoc ensembles of various sizes and then setting them loose to make music."
  • "Lend Your Ears To These Festivals", The Washington Post, Sept 16, 2005